Brick House Fitness, 4407 Lafayette Road, is where a teen party was broken up by Indianapolis police on Saturday. The owner rented the place to a party promoter.

Written by

Justin L. Mack
justin.mack@indystar.com

A 19-year-old party promoter's teen-targeted event was broken up by Indianapolis police in less than an hour Saturday night because it lacked the proper permits.

But in the 45 minutes that the doors were open at the health-club-turned-party-spot, the promoter may have collected enough cash from patrons to pay any fines and still turn a profit ... making his decision to break the law a low-risk, high-reward situation.

The troubling part, police say, is that the promoter was well aware of his gamble. ...